Growing Matter Lab
Publications
Manuscripts under review are listed first, followed by publications and preprints grouped by year. See also Google Scholar for citation metrics. Entries marked ★ include a student or postdoctoral author from the lab. The list covers the full span of the lab's work, including earlier papers outside its current focus.
Research papers & preprints
Under review
1.
Development of Data-Driven Multi-Fidelity Shape Optimisation Framework for Drag Reduction of Flow over Wall-Mounted Hemisphere
Manuscript under review at Engineering with Computers (2026).
2.
Graph neural operators for ill-posed problems in wave-structure interaction
Manuscript under review at Ocean Engineering (2026).
3.
Axial length matters: Scaling effects in retinal fundus image analysis
Manuscript under review at Translational Vision Science & Technology (2026).
2027
1.
Learning mesh-free discrete differential operators with self-supervised graph neural networks
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 463, article 119388 (2027).
Published online in 2026; assigned to the January 2027 issue.
2026
1.
Development of data-driven Bayesian shape optimisation framework for reverse flow reduction over a rounded ramp
Computers & Fluids, article 107303 (2026).
2.
Neck geometry and shape compactness as additional haemodynamic modulators in abdominal aortic aneurysms
Royal Society Open Science, vol. 13(9), article 260428 (2026).
Published 1 September 2026.
3.
Exploring Neural Network Surrogates for High-Order Mesh-Free Interpolants
Computational Particle Mechanics, vol. 18, pp. 142–156 (2026).
4.
Learning mesh-free discrete differential operators with self-supervised graph neural networks
ICLR 2026 Workshop on AI and Partial Differential Equations (2026).
2025
1.
Lattice Boltzmann modelling of bacterial colony patterns
Computational Mechanics, vol. 75, pp. 945–951 (2025).
2.
Framework for uncertainty quantification of wave–structure interaction in a flume
Computational Particle Mechanics (2025).
3.
An in silico approach to analyse the influence of carotid haemodynamics on cardiovascular events using 3D tomographic ultrasound and computational fluid dynamics
Preprint (2025).
2024
1.
Concurrent multiscale modeling of woven fabrics: Using beam finite elements with contact at mesoscale
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 242, pp. 104272 (2024).
2023
1.
Alleviation techniques for volumetric locking in elements based on absolute nodal coordinate formulation
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 224, pp. 103990 (2023).
2.
Mathematics of stable tensegrities
Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics (2023).
3.
A contact description for continuum beams with deformable arbitrary cross-section
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 213, pp. 103863 (2023).
2021
1.
Usability of finite elements based on an absolute nodal coordinate formulation for deformation analysis of the Achilles tendon
International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 129, pp. 103662 (2021).
2.
A study of contact methods in the application of large deformation dynamics in self-contact beam
Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 103, pp. 581–616 (2021).
3.
On the multi-physics constitutive modeling of pH-sensitive hydrogel coupling electromagnetics with mechanics and thermodynamics
Mechanics of Materials, vol. 161, pp. 104002 (2021).
4.
Automated 3D solid reconstruction from 2D CAD using OpenCV
Preprint (2021).
2020
1.
Procedure for non-smooth contact impact for planar flexible beams with cone complementarity problem
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K: Journal of Multibody Dynamics (2020).
2.
A finite element for soft tissue deformation based on absolute nodal coordinate formulation
Acta Mechanica, vol. 231, pp. 1519–1538 (2020).
2019
1.
Modeling of two-body abrasive wear of filled elastomers as a contact-induced fracture process
Tribology International, vol. 138, pp. 16–31 (2019).
2017
1.
Model reduction in thin-walled open-section composite beams using variational asymptotic method. Part I: Theory
Thin-Walled Structures, vol. 117, pp. 356–366 (2017).
2.
Model reduction in thin-walled open-section composite beams using variational asymptotic method. Part II: Applications
Thin-Walled Structures, vol. 117, pp. 367–377 (2017).
2016
1.
Mesoscale constitutive modeling of non-crystallizing filled elastomers
Computational Mechanics, vol. 57(4), pp. 653–677 (2016).
Books & chapters
1.
A. B. Harish, 'Micromechanics, contact and fracture behavior of nanoparticle reinforced polymers' (2018). ISBN: 978-3-941302-25-9.
Google Books
2.
A. B. Harish, R. L. Taylor and S. Govindjee, 'A poroelastic element for FEAP using AceGen,'
Current Trends and Open Problems in Computational Mechanics, Springer (2021).
Link
3.
C. Weissenfels, A. B. Harish and P. Wriggers, 'Strategies to apply soil models directly as friction laws in soil-structure interactions,'
Holistic Simulation of Geotechnical Installation Processes, pp. 216–236, Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, Springer. Ed. T. Triantafyllidis (2017). ISBN: 978-3-319-52589-1.
Link
4.
J. K. Eswaran★, D. Harursampath and A. B. Harish, 'Asymptotic modeling of a contact problem in composites,'
Mechanical Behavior of Thick Composites, pp. 1–29, DEStech Publications Inc. Ed. S. V. Hoa (2016). ISBN: 978-1-60595-319-9.
5.
A. B. Harish and D. Harursampath, 'Algorithms and principles for intelligent design of flapping wing micro air vehicles,'
Handbook of Research on Computational Intelligence for Engineering, Science and Business, pp. 521–555, IGI Global. Eds. S. Bhattacharyya and P. Dutta (2013). ISBN: 978-1-46662-518-1.
6.
D. Harursampath, A. B. Harish and C. H. Suryakiran, 'Online structural health monitoring of pretwisted anisotropic beams,'
Structural Health Monitoring: Quantification, Validation and Implementation, DEStech Publications Inc. Ed. F.-K. Chang (2007).
Conferences, posters & reports
1.
T. Olowu★, N. Cavadias★, V. Nandurdikar★, H. Radhakrishnan, S. Sukumar and A. B. Harish,
'Machine learning for early detection of eye diseases.' (Poster)
Link
2.
P. Rane★, A. De, Y-W. Chen, A. B. Harish, M. Hoseini★, B. Rogers, A. L. Satander, P. Devarinti and T. Hyde,
'Smart seas, safe harbours: a digital twin for the Port of Dover.' (Poster)
Link
3.
A. B. Harish, R. L. Taylor and S. Govindjee, 'Automated computational modeling using FEAP,'
SEMM Report No. UCB/SEMM-21/01 (2021).
Link
4.
Eds. G. G. Deierlein and A. Zsarnoczay, 'State-of-art report in computational modeling and simulation for natural hazards,' Second Edition (2021).
Contribution by A. B. Harish to chapters on tropical cyclone storm surge, tsunami inundation, and computational fluid dynamics.
DOI
Author ordering. Students are listed first in order of increasing contribution, followed by co-supervisors in order of increasing contribution, with the main supervisor last.